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by Sabrina Hornung | Cinema | July 26th, 2023
…By Annie Prafckeannieprafcke@gmail.com A bold white title card reads, “New York 1987.” Wide shots of the glimmering nighttime NYC skyline appear before we move into a lively neighborhood. Upbeat music kicks in. People are out. They’re dressed up, dancing in the street, laughing. We follow an elegant Black drag queen,…
by Sabrina Hornung | Culture | July 25th, 2023
…By Michael M. Miller michael.miller@ndsu.eduOne of the most important books published about the Germans from Russia in North Dakota is “Along the Trails of Yesterday: A Story of McIntosh County” by Nina Farley Wishek, published by the Ashley Tribune in 1941. Nina Farley Wishek (1869-1957) arrived in 1887 with her family…
by Sabrina Hornung | Cinema | July 23rd, 2023
…By Greg Carlsongregcarlson1@gmail.comAs fans dress up and Warner and Mattel executives celebrate box office returns, Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” finally arrives – along with Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” – to jolt attendance and launch thousands of essays on everything from the film’s use of the Old Testament creation myth to its mockery…
by Sabrina Hornung | All About Food | July 22nd, 2023
…By Rick Gionrickgion@gmail.comThe warm weather has me bebopping around the area in search of tasty eats of old and new. With local food trucks on the move, it’s now prime snacking season.This summer will be filled with good grub, so I’m going to dedicate this column to my favorite food…
by Sabrina Hornung | Best Bets | July 22nd, 2023
…Thu, Oct 12, 8am – Sat, Oct 14, 4pmMayo Civic Center, 30 Civic Center Dr SE, Rochester, MN"Live (in-person) and Livestream (virtual) attendance options. This pioneering course offers cutting-edge perspectives and practical evidence-based principles for working with transgender and intersex individuals. Experts from Mayo Clinic’s Transgender and Intersex Specialty Care…
by Sabrina Hornung | Gadfly | July 22nd, 2023
…By Ed Raymondfargogadly@gmail.comSliding to Hot Maelstroms on a Cool Six Waterslides Aboard an Icon Reality ShowLas Vegas, Nevada, and its suburbs is the largest metro area in the Mojave Desert in the United States at 2.3 million residents and loves to call itself THE ENTERTAINMENT CAPITAL OF THE WORLD—which it…
by Sabrina Hornung | Cinema | July 20th, 2023
…By Greg Carlsongregcarlson1@gmail.comPhoto by Brian Lannin; courtesy of Bleecker StreetLaurel Parmet’s feature directorial debut “The Starling Girl” arrives on demand following a Sundance Film Festival premiere and a short theatrical window via Bleecker Street. Finding fresh ways to depict coming-of-age stories involving matters of socially taboo topics is a tall…
by Sabrina Hornung | Gadfly | July 19th, 2023
…By Ed Raymondfargogadfly@gmail.com“We Are Swamped in the Wake of Yachts and Chopped Up by Propeller Blades”In the final episode of the TV series “Succession,” which is all about the desire for power, the power theme is based on this truism: “Human nature yearns for one morsel, and then one more,…
by Sabrina Hornung | Cinema | July 18th, 2023
…By Greg Carlsongregcarlson1@gmail.comWriter-director Celine Song’s feature debut “Past Lives” premiered to much acclaim at the Sundance Film Festival in January. Beautifully photographed by Shabier Kirchner on 35mm film, the thoughtful and contemplative drama might be as destined for award season accolades as the star-crossed childhood sweethearts are for paths that…
by Sabrina Hornung | Gadfly | July 17th, 2023
…By Ed Raymondfargogadfly@gmail.comThe Supreme Court Is the Only Political Party in a Time Machine in Reverse GearIn his Book 1 of Politics more than 2,300 years ago,Greek philosopher Aristotle claimed – correctly – that man is political by nature. And to achieve “common good,” citizens had to participate in a…